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Monthly Archives: December 2023
Fifty Years of Football: The Holcomb Era – 1990
The 1990 Bobcats started rough but finished the year strong. They were disappointed to miss the playoffs but finished 7-4. Continue reading
Posted in Breathitt County, Breathitt High School, Education, Football, Schools, Sports
Tagged 1990, BHS, Bobcats, Breathitt County, Breathitt High School, Doug Back, Football, Irton Sparkman, Mike Holcomb, Tim Noble
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Christmas Tragedy – 1947
It was an accident- a terrible accident- that claimed the life of a 29-year-old Breathitt County mother and her son in 1947. It changed medical treatment in Kentucky for the better. Continue reading
Posted in Accidents, Breathitt County, Farming, Tragedy
Tagged Breathitt County, Caudill Family, Food Poisoning, Peas, Quicksand Creek, Williams Hill Cemetery
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Fifty Years of Football: The Holcomb Era – 1989
The 1989 surpassed every expectation offered for them at the end of the 1988 season. Many records fell, and the community celebrated Breathitt’s most successful team to that point. Continue reading
Posted in Breathitt County, Breathitt High School, Education, Football, Schools, Sports
Tagged 1989, BHS, Bobcats, Breathitt County, Breathitt High School, Doug Back, Football, Irton Sparkman, Mike Holcomb, Tim Noble
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Elisha Clay
Soldier of The Week
Elisha Clay
6th Kentucky Cavalry
Civil War Continue reading
Posted in Breathitt County, Civil War, Military, Union Army
Tagged 6th Kentucky Cavalry, Breathitt County, Civil War, Copeland, Saldee, Union Army
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Jackson’s First Black Policeman
The City of Jackson lagged behind the rest of the world in many aspects. In 1976, the Jackson Police Department hired its first and only African-American officer. Continue reading
Bookie on the Trail 